Relating to public safety; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to develop method for recording data concerning officer-initiated pedestrian and traffic stops. Directs Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to develop training and procedures for recording data. Requires law enforcement agencies to begin recording required officer-involved pedestrian and traffic stop data beginning on date based on size of agency. Requires agencies to provide recorded data to commission beginning on date based on size of agency. Requires that data not individually identify law enforcement officers or persons who were subject of traffic stops. Requires Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to review, using statistical analysis, officer-initiated pedestrian and traffic stop data received from law enforcement agencies, and report no later than December 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, to Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, Governor and committees or interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary. Directs department to review report received from commission. Authorizes department to provide advice and technical assistance to law enforcement agency named in report. Directs department to report assistance to local public safety coordinating council in public meeting. Directs Department of State Police to develop standardized profiling complaint report form. Specifies contents of form and manner in which law enforcement agency submits form to Law Enforcement Contacts Policy and Data Review Committee. Reduces crime classification of unlawful possession of controlled substance in Schedule I. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, except in specified circumstances. Retains current crime classification if possession is of usable quantity and is commercial drug offense, if person has prior felony conviction or two or more prior unlawful possession of controlled substance convictions, or if person possesses certain quantity of controlled substance. Reduces crime classification of unlawful possession of controlled substance in Schedule II. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, except in specified circumstances. Retains current crime classification if possession is of usable quantity and is commercial drug offense, if person has prior felony conviction or two or more prior unlawful possession of controlled substance convictions, or if person possesses certain quantity of controlled substance. Requires county to supervise offenders convicted of certain drug-related misdemeanors. Provides that person convicted of certain drug-related misdemeanors qualifies for earned reduction in term of probation. Provides that justice courts and municipal courts do not have jurisdiction over certain drug-related misdemeanors. Reduces maximum term of imprisonment for Class A misdemeanor crime from one year to 364 days. Reduces maximum period of institutionalization or commitment, from one year to 364 days, for youth offender found to have committed act that, if committed by adult, would constitute Class A misdemeanor. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study impact of possession of controlled substance crime classification reduction and report on results of study to committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary no later than September 15, 2018. Increases General Fund appropriations to commission and to Department of State Police for purposes of implementing Act. Increases expenditure limitations for Department of State Police and for Department of Public Safety Standards and Training for purposes of implementing Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jul 2017
Senate Passage
Jul 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Jan 9, 2017
Signed Aug 15, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Aug 15, 2017
Signed into law
Governor signed.
legislature
Jul 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
President signed.
legislature
Jul 10, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Speaker signed.
legislature
Jul 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Winters. Passed.
legislature
Jul 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
legislature
Jul 6, 2017
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
legislature
Jul 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
legislature
Jul 6, 2017
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
legislature
Jul 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Speaker Kotek. Passed.
legislature
Jul 4, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
legislature
Jun 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
legislature
Jun 9, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.
legislature
Apr 5, 2017
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
legislature
Apr 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
legislature
Jan 18, 2017
Committee
Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
legislature
Jan 9, 2017
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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